THE BLUEBOOK "UNKNOWNS"

The following files (6) are from the work of Don Berliner, who compiled a listing
of the Project"unknowns" .

CONTENTS

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

Part Four

Part Five

Part Six (Conclusion)

Bluebook Part 1

THE BLUE BOOK UNKNOWNS

The unexplained UFO reports from the files of the U.S. Air Force's Project Blue
Book UFO investigations.

Compiled by Don Berliner, for the Fund for UFO Research.

The conclusions or views expressed in this publication are the views of the author(s)
and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Fund for UFO Research, Inc.

THE UNEXPLAINED UFO CASES FROM THE PROJECT BLUE BOOK FILES

In January, 1974, I visited the U.S. Air Force Archives at Maxwell AFB, Montgomery,
Ala., to review the files of Project Blue Book as the first step toward writing
a book on the subject.

In a full week, I read all the "unexplained" cases in the original files and
made extensive notes, including the names and other identifying information on all
witnesses where given. The cooperation of the staff of the Archives was excellent,
and no restrictions were placed on my work.

A few months later, the files were withdrawn from public view so they could be
prepared for transfer to the National Archives in Washington, D.C. This process
involved making a Xerox copy of almost 30 file drawers of material, blacking out
the names and other identifiers of all witnesses, and then microfilming the censored
Xerox copy. The microfilm has been available to the public at the National Archives
since 1976. The original Project Blue Book files remain under lock and key at the
Archives.

On almost every page of the 12,000+ case files, there are big black marks where
information that could be used to cross-check Project Blue Book's controversial
work has been censored.

This includes the names of witnesses to widely-publicized cases, and even names
in newspaper clippings!

As it was perfectly legal for me to copy witness' names when I visited the Air
Force Archives, those names can be found in this report of 585 (less 13 missing)
unexplained cases. And since the Privacy Act, which motivated the Air Force to censor
the files in the first place, does not apply to reporters or anyone else outside
the Government, they can be used as the reader pleases.

Inasmuch as the book I planned to write has never progressed beyond the manuscript
stage, I see no reason to keep this information under wraps any longer. Perhaps
it will encourage others to re-investigate cases and make the results known.

"Unidentified" says a great deal...and it says almost nothing.

Probably the most controversial aspect of the entire Air Force investigation
of UFOs was its handling of individual cases.

The means by which one case was determined to be "identified" and another "unidentified"
has no doubt fueled more arguments about Project Blue Book than anything else it
did.

For many years, Blue Book's most vocal opponents have insisted that the standards
by which cases were allegedly explained were grossly unscientific. Blue Book's goal,
according to those who held it low esteem, was to attach some explanation to every
case, regardless of logic or common sense. Examples of Blue Book saying a violently
maneuvering disc was an aircraft, or of blaming a puzzling radar tracking on a supposedly
malfunctioning radar set which it never bothered to check out, are numerous in the
popular UFO literature.

And they are even more numerous in the files of Project Blue Book. The urgency
with which Blue Book officials tagged answers onto cases without having done the
proper investigation is obvious, though not proven. But if the Air Force was so
eager to label cases "identified", despite the lack of supporting evidence, then
those few cases which it labeled "unidentified" presumably withstood every attempt
to apply every other kind of label. And so it may be that those cases are truly
unidentifiable in familiar terms.

Indeed, the Air Force defines "unidentifiable" cases as those which "apparently
contain all pertinent data necessary to suggest a valid hypothesis concerning the
lack of explanation of the report, but the description of the object or its motion
cannot be correlated with any known object or phenomenon."

To meet such criteria, a report must obviously come from a reputable source,
and it must not bear any resemblance to airplanes, balloons, helicopters, spacecraft,
birds, clouds, stars, planets, meteors, comets, electrical phenomena, or anything
else known to frequent the air, the sky, or nearby space.

Unfortunately, the Air Force failed to stick to its own rules. Some of the "unidentifiable"
cases most certainly can be correlated with known objects or phenomena. But most
of them cannot. Moreover, many of the so-called "identified" cases cannot honestly
be so correlated. But we are primarily concerned here with those cases which Project
Blue Book openly admits it tried to explain and failed.

The amount of detail in these cases varies enormously. Some cases - frequently
those which were well publicized at the time of the event - contain considerable
information, while others are vague and seriously incomplete. Project Blue Book
generally placed the blame for such incompleteness on the witnesses, but it should
take its own share of the responsibility. 'In thousands of cases, there is no completed
questionnaire in the Project files, nor even any indication that one was sent to
the witness. And in most of the instances where a questionnaire was filled out,
it was never followed up to get more complete answers to questions which the witnesses
failed to deal with properly. For much of the life of Project Blue Book and its
predecessors, there was no satisfactory questionnaire at all. And one of those used
for a lengthy period was so badly organized that a witness should not be held to
blame for giving incomplete answers.

Yet, despite all the roadblocks, many reports are sufficiently complete to tell
a pretty clear story of a puzzling experience. With this data now available, anyone
can look at Project Blue Book's "unidentified" UFO reports and make up his own mind.

July 3, 1947; Harborside, Maine. 2:30 p.m. EDT. Witness: astronomer John Cole
of South Brooksville, Me. Watched 10-15 seconds while ten very light objects, with
two dark forms to their left, moved like a swarm of bees to the northwest. A loud
roar was heard.

July 4, 1947; over Emmet, Idaho. 8:17 p.m. PDT. Witnesses: United Air Lines Capt.
E.J. Smith, First Officer Ralph Stevens, Stewardess Marty Morrow. Watched for 12-15
minutes while four objects with flat bottoms and rough tops moved at varying speeds,
with one high and to the right of the others.

July 6, 1947; Fairfield-Suisan Air Base, California. Daytime. Witnesses: Army
Air Forces Capt. and Mrs. James Burniston. Watched for 1 minute while one object
having no wings or tail rolled from side-to-side three times and then flew away
very fast to the southeast.

July 8, 1947; Muroc Air Base, California. 9:30 a.m. PDT. Witnesses: lst Lt. Joseph
McHenry, T/Sgt Ruvolo, S/Sgt Nauman, Miss Janette Scotte. Watched for an unstated
length of time while two disc-shaped or spherical objects--silver and apparently
metallic--flew a wide circular pattern, and then one of them later flew a tighter
circle.

July 9, 1947; Meridian, Idaho. 12:17 p.m. PDT. Witness: Idaho statesman aviation
editor and former (AAF) B-29 pilot Dave Johnson. Watched for more than 10 seconds
from an Idaho Air National Guard AT-6 while a black disc, which stood out against
the clouds, made a half-roll and then a stair-step climb.

July 10, 1947; Harmon Field, Newfoundland, Canada. Between 3 and 5 p.m. local
time. Witnesses: three ground crewmen, including Mr. Leidy, for Pan American Airways.
Watched briefly while one translucent disc- or wheel-shaped object flew very fast,
leaving a dark blue trail and then ascended and cut a path through the clouds.

July 29, 1947; Hamilton Air Base, California. 2:50 p.m. PDT. Witnesses: Assistant
Base Operations Officer Capt. William Rhyerd, ex-AAF B-29 pilot Ward Stewart. Watched
for unknown length of time while two round, shiny, white objects with estimated
15-25 foot diameters, flew 3-4 times the apparent speed of a P-80, also in sight.
One object flew straight and level; the other weaved from side-to-side like an escort
fighter.

April 5, 1948; Holloman AFB, New Mexico. Afternoon. Witnesses: Geophysics Lab
balloon observers Alsen, Johnson, Chance. Two irregular, round, white or golden
objects. One made three loops then rose and disappeared rapidly; the other flew
in a fast arc to the west during the 3O^second sighting.

July 29, 1948: Indianapolis, Indiana. 9:88 a.m. witness*: James Toney, Robert
Huggins, both employees of a rug cleaning firm. One shiny aluminum object, shaped
something like an airplane's propeller, with 10-12 small cups protruding from either
blade. Estimated size 6-8' long, 1.5-2' wide. The object glided across the road
a few hundred feet in front of their vehicle and apparently went down in a wooded
area. Sighting lasted a few seconds.

July 31, 1948; Indianapolis, Indiana. 8:25 a.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
Swigert; he was an electrician. Object was shaped like a cymbal, or domed disc;
about 20' across and 6-8' thick, and was white without any shine. It flew straight
and level from horizon to horizon in about 10 seconds, shimmering in the sun as
if spinning.

July or August, 1948; vicinity of Marion, Virginia. Shortly after sunset. Witness:
Max Abbott, flying a Bellanca Cruisair four-passenger private airplane. A single
bright white light accelerated and turned up a valley.

Sept. 23, 1948; San Pablo, California. 12 noon. Witnesses: Sylvester Bentham
and retired U.S. Army Col. Horace Eakins. Two objects: one, a buff or grey rectangle
with vertical lines; the other a translucent "amoeba" with a dark spot near the
center. The arms of the "amoeba" undulated. Both objects traveled very fast.

Oct. 15, 1948; Fusuoka, Japan. 11:05 p.m. Witnesses: pilot Halter and radar operator
Hemphill of a P-61 "Black Widow" night fighter. Up to six objects tracked on radar,
only one seen visually. Dull or dark object shaped like a dirigible with a flat
bottom and clipped tail end. Six seen on radar separately Pilot attempted to close
on visual object, but it dove away fast.

Jan. 4, 1949; Hickam Field, Hawaii. 2 p.m. Witness: USAF pilot Capt. Paul Storey,
on ground. one flat white, elliptical object with a matte top circled while oscillating
to the right and left, and then sped away.

Jan. 27, 1949; Cortez-Bradenton, Florida. 10:20 p.m. Witnesses: Capt. Sames,
acting chief of the Aircraft Branch, Eglin AFB, and Mrs. Sames. They watched for
25 minutes while a cigar-shaped object as long as two Pullman cars and having seven
lighted square windows and throwing sparks, descended and then climbed with a bouncing
motion at an estimated 400 m.p.h.

March 17, 1949; Camp Hood, Texas. 7:52 p.m. Witnesses: guards of the 2nd Armored
Division. While awaiting the start of a flare firing, they watched, for an hour,
while eight large, green, red and white flare-like objects flew in generally straight
lines.

April 3, 1949; Dillon, Montana. 11:55 a.m. Witnesses: construction company owner
Gosta Miller and three other unnamed persons. One object shaped like two plates
attached face-to-face; matte bottom, bright aluminum top; 20' diameter, 4-5' thickness.
It rocked or rotated in six cycles, descended, rocked, flew, rocked; all this was
very fast.

April 4, 1949; Merced, California. 10:20 p.m. witness: William Parrott, former
Air Force pilot and major. One generally round object with a curved bottom and dull
coloring. The object gave off a clicking sound until overhead. Parrott's dog reacted.
35 seconds.

April 24, 1949; Arrey, New Mexico. l0:30 a.m. Witnesses: General Mills meteorologist
and balloon expert C.B. Moore and others on a balloon launch crew. One white, round
ellipsoid, about 2.5 times as long as wide.

May 6, 1949; Livermore, California. 9:35 a.m. Witness: C. G. Green. Two shiny,
disc-like objects rotated around each other and banked. Then one shot upwards with
a grey trail and rejoined the other. The sighting lasted 5 minutes.

May 27, 1949; South-central Oregon. 2:25 p.m. Witness: Joseph Shell, ferrying
SNJ trainer for North American Aviation, from Red Bluff, California, to Burns, Oregon.
Five to eight oval objects, twice as long as wide, and 1/5 as thick. They flew in
trail formation, with an interval equal to 3-4 times their length, except that the
second and third were closer together.

July 24, 1949; Mountain Home, Idaho. 12 noon. Witness: Henry Clark, manager of
a flying service, flying a Piper Clipper. Seven delta-shaped objects, 35-55' in
span, 20-30' long, 2-5' thick; light colored except for a 12' diameter dark circle
at the rear of each. They flew in a tight formation of twos with one behind, and
made a perfect, but unbanked, turn. During the 10 minute sighting, they displayed
decreasing smooth oscillations. Clark's engine ran rough during the sighting, and
upon landing was found to have all its spark plugs burned out.

July 30, 1949; Mt. Hood, Oregon. 9 p.m. Witnesses: Northwest Airlines Capt. Thrush,
two Portland control tower operators, and one flying instructor. One object with
one white light and two red lights, maneuvered and hovered.

Feb 5, 1950; Teaticket, Massachusetts. 5:10 p.m. Witnesses: Marvin Odom, former
U.S. Navy fighter pilot, USAF Lt. Philip Foushee, pilot from Otis AFB, and two others.
Two thin, illuminated cylinders, one of which dropped a fireball, maneuvered together
and then disappeared high and fast after 5 minutes.

March 20, 1950; Stuggart, Arkansas. 9:26 p.m. Witnesses: Chicago & Southern Airlines
Capt. Jack Adams, First Officer G. W. Anderson, Jr. One 100' circular disc with
9-12 portholes along the lower side emitting a soft purple light, and a light at
the top which flashed 3 times in 9 seconds, flew at not less than 1,000 m.p.h. It
was seen for 25-35 seconds.

March 27, 1980; Motobo, Okinawa. 10:30 a.m. Witness: USAF radar operator Cpl.
Bolfango. Tracked on radar for 2 minutes while it was stationary and then moved
at 500 m.p.h.. Visual observation not detailed, only mentioned in summary.

March 28, 1950; Santiago, Chile. 3:15 p.m. Witness: M/Sgt. Patterson, of the
office of the U.S. Air Attache. One white object observed for 5-10 seconds through
binoculars while it flew high and fast, crossing 30^ of sky.

April 8, 1950; Kokomo, Indiana. 2 a.m. Witness: Earl Baker. One grey metallic
disc, 50' in diameter, 15' thick; top-shaped with a "conning tower" at the top and
three ports on the rim giving off a blue light. It hovered for 2 minutes, then flew
away. Baker aroused from sleep by his dog.

April 14, 1950; Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey. 2:30 p.m. Witness: Army M/Sgt. James.
Four rectangular, amber objects, about 3' by 4'. changed speed and direction rapidly;
the group of objects rose and fell during the 3-4 minute sighting.

May 7, 1950; Nine miles sough of Ely, Nevada. 6:45 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs.
George Smith and their grandson. One silvery white object hovered at 100' altitude,
moved back and forth for 10 minutes and then flew up and away. Note in case file:
"No investigation."

July 13, 1950; Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. 5 p.m. Witnesses: two skilled Arsenal
employees including Mr. Washburn. one object, shaped like a bowtie, and like polished
aluminum. Flew straight and level, then one triangle rotated 1/4 turn in the opposite
direction and returned to its original position. The object then made a right-angle
turn and accelerated away after at least 30 seconds.

Aug. 30, 1950; Sandy Point, Newfoundland, Canada. 1:30 p.m. Witnesses: three
local employees, including Kaeel and Alexander, of the Air Force Base. A dark, barrel-shaped
object with a pole down from it into the water, flew at 3-5 m.p.h. and 15-20' altitude
for 5 minutes.

Sept. 20, 1950; Kit Carson, Colorado. 10:49 a.m. Witness identified only as a
"reliable source". Two large, round, glowing objects and three smaller, internally
lit objects. Two hovered for 1 minute, moved, and three smaller ones came from behind
or within the two larger objects, and all sped upward and away.

Oct. 15, 1950; Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 3:20 p.m. Atomic Energy Commission Trooper
Rymer, J. Moneymaker, Capt. Zarzecki. Two shiny silver objects shaped like bullet
or bladder. They dove with a smoke trail and one vanished. The other hovered at
5-6, altitude, 50' away, left and returned several times somewhat further away.

Oct. 15, 1950; Pope AFB, North Carolina. Witness: Daniel. Listed as "unidentified"
in folder index, but no supporting data could be found.

Dec. 2, 1950; Nanyika, Kenya. 10:50 a.m. Mr. and Mrs. L. Scott. One pearly, iridescent
object with a flattened top, spun while hovering and made a sound like bees buzzing.
Only data in files was from East African "Standard" newspaper.

Dec. 6, 1950; Ft. Myers, Florida. 5 p.m. Witnesses: former aircraft purchasing
agent Harry Lamp and four boys, using lO-power binoculars. One 75' object, 3-4'
thick, bubble on top, silver with a red rim having two white and two orange jets
along it. The center revolved when the object hovered; then it flew away very fast.

Dec. 11, 1950; l0 mi. NW of Gulcana, Alaska. 10:13 p.m. Witnesses: crew of Northwest
Air Lines flight 802. Two white flashes, followed by a dark cloud which rose and
split in two.

Jan. 8, 1951; South of Ft. Worth, Texas. 10:45 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. W.J.
Boggus, plus unidentified drivers and passengers in other cars stopped to watch.
Two groups of red and green lights in triangular formations were stationary and
then moved.

Jan. 12, 1951, Ft. Benning, Georgia. 10 p.m. Witness: U.S. Army 2nd Lt. A.C.
Hale. One light with a fan-shaped wake remained motionless like a star about 20
minutes and then sped away.

Jan 16, 1951; Artesia, New Mexico. Time unknown. Witnesses: Two members of a
balloon project from the General Mills . Aeronautical Research Laboratory, the manger
of the Artesia Airport, and three pilots. The balloon crew was observing their 110'
balloon at an altitude of 112,000' when a dull white, round object was spotted.
It appeared larger than the balloon, but made no movement. Later, the balloon crew
and the others saw two objects from the airport; flying side-by-side, they circled
the balloon and flew away to the northeast. The second observation lasted about
40 seconds. Note: there is confusion over the date of this case, with some USAF
records showing it as 1952; however, 1951 appears to be correct.

Feb. 1, 1951; Johnson Air Base, Japan. 5:10 p.m. Witnesses: pilot and radar operator
of F-82 night fighter. One amber light made three or four 360* turns to the right,
reversed toward the F-82 and then climbed out of sight.

Feb. 21, 1951; Durban, South Africa. 4:55 a.m. Witnesses: three men in a truck,
several other persons, none named. A dark red, torpedo-shaped object with darker
center, flew straight and level.

Mar. 10, 1951; Chinnampo, Korea. 9:51 a.m. Witnesses: crew of USAF B-29 bomber,
including scanners and tail gunner. A large red-yellow glow burst and became blue-white.
No further information in files.

Mar. 15, 1951; New Delhi, India. 10:20 a.m. Witnesses: 25 members of a flying
club, including the chief aerial engineer and his two assistants. One metallic cigar-shaped
object with white exhaust which turned black when it accelerated to an estimated
1,000 m.p.h. and made a large loop. Seven minutes.

July 24, 1951; Portsmouth, New Hampshire. 7:10 Witnesses: Hanscom AFB Operations
Officer Capt. Cobb, Cpl. Fein. One 100-200' tubular object, 5 times long as it was
wide, with fins at one end, and colored greyish with many black spots. Flew 800-1,000
m.p.h. at 1-2,000' altitude, leaving a faint swath. 20 seconds.

Aug. 25, 1951; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 9:58 p.m. Witnesses: Sandia Base Security
Guard Hugh Young and wife. A flying wing- shaped craft passed over their heads at
an estimated 800-1,000' altitude with no sound. Size estimated at 1.5 times wingspan
of B-36 bomber,or 350'. Dark, chordwise stripes on underside, and 6-8 pairs of soft,
glowing lights on trailing edge of "wing". Speed estimated at 300-400 m.p.h., object
seen for about 30 seconds.

Aug. 31, ; Matador, Texas. 12:45 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs. Tom Tilson, one or two
other women, all apparently of excellent reputations. One pear-shaped object with
a length of a B-29 fuselage (100'), aluminum or silver with a port or some type
of aperture on the side. It moved with smaller end forward, drifting slowly at about
150' altitude, then headed up in a circular fashion and out of sight after a few
seconds.

Sept. 14, 1951; Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada. 9:30 p.m. Witnesses: T/Sgt W.B.
Maupin, Cpl. J.W. Green. Three objects tracked on radar. Two were on a collision
course, then one evaded to the right upon the request, by radio, of one of the radar
operators! No aircraft were known to be in the area. A third unidentified track
then joined the first two. More than 15 minutes.

Oct. 9, 1951; Terre Haute, Indiana. 1:42 p.m. Witness: CAA Chief Aircraft Communicator
Roy Messmore at Hulman Municipal Airport. One round silver object flew directly
overhead, reaching the horizon in 15 seconds. Note: a very similar incident happened
3 minutes later near Paris, Illinois (15 miles NW) and was also listed as "unidentified"
for several years, but was eventually reclassified.

Oct. 11, 1951; Minneapolis, Minnesota. 6:30 a.m. Witnesses: General Mills balloon
researchers, including aeronautical engineer J.J. Kaliszewski, aerologist C.B. Moore,
pilot Dick Reilly in the air, and Doug Smith on the ground. The flight crew saw
the first object, a brightly glowing one with a dark underside and a halo around
it. The object arrived high and fast, then slowed and made slow climbing circles
for about two minutes, and finally sped away to the east. Soon they saw another
one, confirmed by ground observers using a theodolite, which sped across the sky.
Total time first object was seen was 5 minutes, second was a few seconds.

Feb. 23, 1952; over North Korea. 11:15 p.m. Witness: Captain/B-29 navigator.
One bluish cylinder, three times long as wide, with a tail and rapid pulsations,
came in high and fast, made several turns and leveled out under B-29 which was evading
mild antiaircraft fire. 45 second sighting.

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March 29, 1952; 20 miles north of Misawa AFB, Japan. 11:20 a.m. Witness: Brigham,
pilot of AT-6 trainer. One small, very thin, shiny metallic disc flew alongside
the AT-6, then made a pass at an F-84 jet fighter, flipped on edge, fluttered 20'
from the F-84's fuselage and flipped in the slipstream...all in 10 seconds.

April 4, 1952; Duncanville, Texas. 7:30 p.m. Witnesses: two radar operators of
the 147th AC&W Squadron. One object was tracked for one minute by radar at an estimated
2,160 m.p.h.

April 17, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. 3:05 p.m. Witnesses: group of Army weather observation
students, including several graduate engineers. One flat-white, circular object
flew with an irregular trajectory and a brief trail, for about 7 seconds.

April 18, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. Time unknown. Witnesses: two Army weather observation
students. One flat-white circular object flew for 5-10 seconds in a very erratic
manner.

April 18, 1952; Bethesda, Maryland. l1:30 a.m. Witnesses: R. Poerstal and three
other men. Seven to nine circular, orange-yellow lights in a 40^ V-formation flew
overhead silently for 4-8 seconds, from south to north.

April 22, 1952; Naha AFB, Okinawa. 99 p.m. Witnesses: crew of B-29 bomber, on
ground. One elliptical object, followed by two and then another two, each with a
white light that blinked every 1-2 seconds as they performed erratic maneuvers for
10 minutes.

April 27, 1952; Roseville, Michigan. 4:15 p.m. Witnesses: H.A. Freytag and three
male relatives, including a minister. One silver oval rolled, descended and stopped.
Two silver cigar- shaped objects appeared, one departing to the east and one to
the west. A third silver cigar-shaped object flew by at high speed. Sightings lasted
45 minutes.

April 27, 1952; Yuma, Arizona. 8:30 p.m. Witnesses: M/Sgt. and Mrs. G.S. Porter
(he was off-duty control tower operator). Bright red or flame-colored discs, appearing
as large as fighter planes. Seven sightings of one disc, one of two in formation
during 2 hours. All seen below 11,000' overcast.

May 1, 1952; George AFB, California. 10:50 a.m. Witnesses: three men on the arms
range, plus one Lt. Colonel 4 miles away. Five flat-white discs about the diameter
of a C-47's wingspan (95') flew fast, made a 90^ turn in a formation of three in
front and two behind, and darted around, for 15-30 seconds.

May 5, 1952; Tenafly, New Jersey. 10:45 p.m. Witness: Mrs. M.M. Judson. Six or
seven translucent, cream-yellow objects. One moved in an ellipse, while the others
moved in and out.

May 7, 1952; Keesler AFB, Mississippi. 12:15 p.m. Witnesses: Capt. Morris, a
Master Sergeant, a Staff Sergeant, and an Airman First Class. Ten times, an aluminum
or silver cylindrical object was seen to dart in and out of the clouds during a
5-10 minute period.

May 10, 1952; Ellenton, South Carolina. 10:45 p.m. Witnesses: 4 Dupont employees
at the Savannah River nuclear plant. Up to four yellow, disc-shaped objects were
seen on five occasions between 10:45 and shortly after 11:15.

May 14, 1952; Mayaquez, Puerto Rico. 7 p.m. Witnesses: Attorney and ex-USAF pilot
Mr. Stipes, Sr. Garcia-Mendez. Two shining orange spheres: one was stationary, while
the other darted away and back for 30 minutes.

May 25, 1952; Walnut Lake, Michigan. 9:15 p.m. Witnesses: seven persons, including
John Hoffman, his family and friends. One large white circular object having dark
sections on its rim, flew straight and level for 30 minutes, appearing red when
behind a cloud.

May 28, 1952; Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1:45-2:40 p.m. Witnesses: two city fire
department employees. Two circular objects--one shiny silver and the other orange
or light brown-- were seen three times performing fast maneuvers.

May 29, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 7 p.m. Witness: USAF pilot Maj. D.W. Feuerstein,
on ground. One bright tubular object tilted from horizontal to vertical for 8 minutes,
then slowly returned to horizontal, again tilted vertical, accelerated, appeared
to lengthen and turned red. The entire sighting lasted 14 minutes.

June 1, 1952; Rapid City, South Dakota. 6 p.m. Witnesses: A/lc Beatty and two
civilians. At least five long silver objects flew in a neat box formation with a
leader for 15-20 seconds.

June 2, 1952; Bayview, Washington. 5:02 p.m. Witness: Larry McWade. One purple
object seen for unknown length of time. No further information in files.

June 2, 1952; Fulda, West Germany. Time unknown. Witness: lst Lt. John Hendry,
photo-navigator on an RB-26C reconnaissance bomber. One porcelain-white object flew
very fast for an unknown length of time.

June 5, 1952; Lubbock, Texas. 11 p.m. Witnesses: Dan Benson, Mr. Bacon. A total
of eight yellow circular objects, like large stars, were seen during 45 minutes.
The first two were in a trail formation, the others were seen singly.

June 5, 1952; Offutt AFB, Omaha, Nebraska. 11 p.m. Witnesses: 2nd Lt. W.R. Soper,
a Strategic Air Command top secret control officer and former OSI agent; and two
other persons. One bright red object remained stationary for 4.5 minutes before
speeding away with a short tail.

June 17, 1952; McChord AFB, Washington. Between 7:30 and 10:20 p.m. Witnesses:
many and varied. From one to five large silver-yellow objects flew erratically,
stopped and started for about 15 minutes.

June 17, 1952; Cape Cod, Massachusetts. 1:28 a.m. Witness: pilot of USAF F-94
jet interceptor. A light like a bright star crossed the nose of the airplane while
being observed for 15 seconds. No further information in the files.

June 18, 1952; Walnut Lake, Michigan. 10 p.m. Witnesses: Marron Hoffman and four
relatives, using 4x binoculars. One orange light was observed zigzagging and then
hovering for an unspecified length of time.

June 26, 1952; Pottstown, Pennsylvania. 11:50 p.m. Witness: assistant manager
of airport. Three sightings of flashing lights: two lights separated by 2 miles,
with the leader flashing steadily and the other irregularly; two similarly flashing
lights, but with l mile separation; finally a single light. Speed estimated at 150-250
m.p.h.. Total of 1/2 hour.

June 27, 1952; Topeka, Kansas. 6:50 p.m. Witnesses: USAF pilot 2nd Lt. K. P.
Kelly and wife. One pulsating red object which changed shape from a circular to
a vertical oval as it pulsed. Was stationary for about 5 minutes, then went out.

June 29, 1952; O'Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois. 5:45 p.m. witnesses: three
USAF air policemen. One bright silver, flat oval object surrounded by a blue haze,
hovered, then moved very fast to the right and to the left, and up and down for
45 minutes.

July 9, 1952; Rapid City AFB, South Dakota. 3:35 p.m. Witnesses: S/Sgt. D.P.
Foster and three other persons. Three times, a single white, disc-shaped object
sped by, straight and level, in 5 seconds.

July 12, 1952; Annapolis, Maryland. 3:30 p.m. Witness: insurance company president
William Washburn. Four large, elliptical-shaped objects were seen to fly very fast,
stop, turn 90* and fly away in 7-8 seconds. .

July 12, 1952; Kirksville, Missouri. 9 p.m. Witnesses: many radar controllers
who were military officers. Several big blips tracked on radar at 1,500 kts. (1,700
m.p.h.). There was no visual sighting.

July 15, 1952; West Palm Beach, Florida. 10:10 p.m. Witnesses: J. Antoneff and
two other persons. One discus-shaped object, grayish, except when hovering, when
it appeared muddy. Hovered over Palm Beach International Airport, then followed
an SA-l6 twin-engined amphibian and flew away after 40-60 seconds.

July 17, 1952; White Plains, New York. 3:10 p.m. Witness: Mrs. Florence Daley.
Two round objects, bluish-white with brighter rims, flew in formation, making a
sound like bombers, only softer. Note: Later, the witness stated she heard many
feminine voices coming from the objects.

July 17, 1952; Lockbourne, Ohio. 11 a.m. Witness: Air National Guard employees.
One light like a big star was seen for 3 hours, but disappeared when an aircraft
approached. Also seen the night of July 20, 22 and 23.

July 18, 1952; Lockbourne, Ohio. 9:10 p.m. Witnesses: T/Sgt. Mahone, A/3c Jennings.
One amber-colored, elliptical-shaped object with a small flame at the rear, periodically
increased in brightness. It moved very fast for l 1/2 minutes, giving off a resonant
beat sound.

July 18, 1952; Miami, Florida. 11 a.m. Witnesses: E. R. Raymer and daughter.
One opaque, silvery bubble flew very fast at a right-angle to the wind direction
for 10 seconds.

July 18, 1952; Patrick AFB, Florida. 9:45 p.m. Witnesses: three USAF officers
and four enlisted men. Over an hour period, a series of hovering and maneuvering
red-orange lights were observed moving in a variety of directions.

July 19, 1952; Williston, North Dakota. 2:55 a.m. Witness: one experienced civilian
pilot. One elliptical-shaped object with a light fringe, traveled down fast, made
a 360* and then a 180* turn in 5 minutes.

July 21, 1952; San Marcos AFB, Texas. 10:40 p.m. Witnesses: one Lieutenant, two
Staff Sergeants, three airmen. One blue circle with a blue trail was seen to hover
and then accelerate to near-sonic speed (700+ m.p.h.) after 1 minute.

July 21, 1952; Converse, Texas. 4:30 p.m. Witness: wife of USAF Capt. J. B. Neal.
One elongated, fuselage-shaped object flew straight and level, made a right-angle
turn and went out of sight at more than 300 m.p.h., all in 3-5 seconds.

July 21, 1952; Rockville, Indiana. 8:10 p.m. Witnesses: one military officer,
two enlisted men. One aluminum, delta-shaped object with a vertical fin, flew straight
and level, and then hovered during a 3 minute sighting.

July 22, 1952; Holyoke, Massachusetts. After midnight. Witness: Mrs. A. Burgess.
One round, yellow, flashing light went downward. No further information in files.

July 23, 1952; Pottstown, Pennsylvania. 8:40 a.m. Witnesses: the two-man crews
of three USAF F-94 jet interceptors. One large silver object, shaped like a long
pear with two or three squares beneath it, flew at 150-180 kts. (170-210 m.p.h.),
while a smaller object, delta-shaped or swept back, flew around it at 1,000-1,500
kts. (1,150-1,700 m.p.h.). Seen by crews for 1-4 minutes.

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July 23, 1952; Altoona, Pennsylvania. 12:50 p.m. Witnesses: two-man crews of
two USAF F-94 jet interceptors at 35-46,000' altitude. Three cylindrical objects
in a vertical stack formation flew at an altitude of 50-80,000'. Seen for 20 minutes.

July 24, 1952; Carson Sink, Nevada. 3:40 p.m. Witnesses: two USAF Lt. Colonels
McGinn and Barton in a B-25 bomber. Three silver, delta-shaped objects, each with
a ridge along the top, crossed in front of and above the B-25 at high speed, in
3-4 seconds.

July 26, 1952; Kansas City, Missouri. 12:15 a.m. Witnesses: USAF Capt. H. A.
Stone, men in control towers at Fairfax Field and Municipal Airport. One greenish
light with red-orange flashes was seen for 1 hour as it descended in the northwest
from 40* elevation to 10* elevation.

July 26, 1952; Andrews AFB, Maryland. This was a continuation of the extensive
sightings and radar tracking reports reported throughout the Washington, D.C. area,
all night long.

July 26, 1952; Williams, California. Case missing from official files.

July 27, 1952; Selfridge AFB, Michigan. 10:05 a.m. Witnesses: three B-29 bomber
crewmen on ground. Many round, white objects flew straight and level, very fast.
Two at 10:05, one at 10:10, one at 10:15, one at 10:20. Each was seen for about
30 seconds.

July 28, 1952; McGuire AFB, New Jersey. 6 a.m. Witness: Ground Control Approach
radar operator M/Sgt. W.F. Dees, and persons in the base control tower. Radar tracked
a large cluster of very distinct blips. Visual observation was of oblong objects
having neither wings nor tail, which made a very fast turn and at one time were
in echelon formation. Entire episode lasted 55 minutes.

July 29, 1952; Osceola, Wisconsin. 1:30 a.m. Witnesses: radar operators on ground,
pilot of F-5l Mustang in flight. Several clusters of up to 10 small radar targets
and one large target. Small targets moved from southwest to east at 50-60 kts. (60-70
m.p.h.), following each other. The large one moved at 600 kts. (700 m.p.h.). One
hour total time. Pilot confirmed one target.

July 29, 1952; Langley AFB, Virginia. 2:30 p.m. Witness: USAF Capt D.G. Moore,
of military air traffic control system. One undescribed object flew at an estimated
2,600 m.p.h., below 5,000' altitude, toward the air base for about 2 minutes.

July 29, 1952; Merced, California. 3:44 or 4:35 p.m. Witnesses: Herbert Mitchell
and one employee. One dark, discus-shaped object, trailed by a silvery light 2 lengths
behind, tipped on its side, dove, hesitated and then circled very fast during the
2 minute sighting.

Aug. 4, 1952; Mt. Vernon, New York. 11:37 a.m. Witnesses: one woman, two children.
One object, shaped like a lifesaver or donut, emitted black smoke from its top and
made a 15' arc in 1.5 minutes. Observed for 2 hours.

Aug. 7. 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 9:08 a.m. Witness: Mrs. Susan Pfuhl. Four glowing
white discs: one made a 180* turn, one flew straight and level, one veered off,
and one circled during the 70 minute sighting.

Aug. 13, 1952; Tokyo, Japan. 9:45 p.m. Witness: USAF Marine Corps pilot Maj.
D. McGough. One orange light flew a left orbit at 8,000' and 230 m.p.h., spiraled
down to no more than 1,500', remained stationary for 2-3 minutes and went out. An
attempted interception was unsuccessful.

Aug. 24, 1952; Levelland, Texas. 9:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Sharp. One object, shaped like a spinning top, changing color from red to
yellow to blue, and with a fiery tail, hovered for 20 minutes, whistling, then flew
away. It, or another like it, returned an hour later.

Aug. 25, 1952; Pittsburg, Kansas. 5:35 a.m. Witness: radio station musician William
Squyres. One dull aluminum object, shaped like two meat platters, face to face,
estimated at 75' long, 45' wide, and 15' thick. Through a window in the front section
shone a blue light; the head and shoulders of a man could be seen. The mid section
had numerous windows through which could be seen some kind of regular movement.
A series of small propellers were spaced close together along the outer edge of
the object, revolving at high speed. The object was hovering about 10' above the
ground, 100 yards off the road, with a slight rocking motion. It then ascended vertically
with a sound like a large covey of quail starting to fly at the same time. Vegetation
showed signs of having been disturbed under the object.

Sept. 7, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 10:30 p.m. Witnesses: chemist J.W. Gibson
and others. One orange object or light (the color of 2,000' F.) exploded into view.
Seen for from 3-20 seconds by various observers.

Sept. 9, 1952; Rabat, French Morocco. 9 p.m. Witness: E.J. Colisimo, a civilian
illustrator with USAF Intelligence. One disc with lights along part of its circumference,
flew twice as fast as a T-33 jet trainer, in a slightly curved path for 5 seconds.

Sept. 14, 1952; North Atlantic, between Ireland and Iceland. Witnesses: military
persons from several countries aboard ships in the NATO "Operation Mainbrace" exercise.
Among the sightings: one blue-green triangle was observed flying 1,500 m.p.h; three
objects in a triangular formation gave off white light exhaust at 1,500 m.p.h.

Sept. 14, 1952; Olmstead AFB, Pennsylvania. Time not known. Witness: pilot of
Flying Tiger Airlines airplane N67977. One blue light flew very fast on a collision
course with the airliner. Note: the summary card attached to the file showed completely
different information.

Sept. 16, 1952; Portland, Maine. 6:22 p.m. Witnesses: crew of U.S. Navy P2V Neptune
patrol plane, visually and via radar. A group of five lights was seen at the same
time a long, thin blip was being tracked on radar. Note: consideration was given
to this being USAF KC-97 airplanes involved in a refueling operation. The sighting
involved 20 minutes.

Sept. 17, 1952; Tucson, Arizona. 11:40 a.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hollingsworth.
Two groups of three large, flat, shiny objects flew in tight formations: the first
group slow, the second faster. Seen for 2 minutes.

Sept. 26, 1952; 400 miles NNW of Azores Islands. 11:16 p.m. Witnesses: pilot,
copilot, engineer and aircraft commander of USAF C-124 transport plane. Two distinct
green lights were seen to the right and slightly above the C-124, and at one time
seemed to turn toward it. The lights alternated leading each other during more than
1 hour of observation.

Sept. 27, 1952; Inyokern, California. 10 p.m. Witnesses: two couples, using a
5x telescope. One large, round object, which went through the color spectrum every
2 seconds, was seen to fly straight and level for 15 minutes.

Oct. 1, 1952; Pascagoula, Mississippi. 7:40 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. C.C.
McLean and one other person. One round, milky-white object, shaped like a powder
puff, hovered for 5-10 minutes then flew away very fast in an arc. A loud blast
was heard at the start of the 22 minute sighting.

Oct. 17, 1952; Taos, New Mexico. 9:15 p.m. Witnesses: Four USAF officers One
round, bright blue light moved from north to northeast at an elevation of 45* for
2-3 seconds and then burned out.

Oct. 17, 1952; Killeen, Texas. 10:15 p.m. Witnesses: Ministers Greenwalt and
Kluck. Ten lights, or a rectangle of lights, moved more or less straight and level
for 5 seconds.

Oct. 17, 1952; Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico. 11 p.m. Witness: one military person
(no detail). One white streamer moved at an estimated 3,000 m.p.h. in an arc for
20 seconds. No further details in files.

Oct. 19, 1952; San Antonio, Texas. 1:30 p.m. Witness: one ex-USAF aircrewman
Woolsey. Three circular aluminum objects, one of which was olive-drab colored on
the side, flew in a rough V-formation. One object flipped slowly, another object
stopped, during the 3-4 minute sighting.

Oct. 21, 1952; Knoxville, Tennessee. No time given. Witnesses: persons at airport
weather station. Six white lights flew in a loose formation for 1-2 minutes, and
made a shallow dive at a weather balloon.

Oct. 31, 1952; Fayetteville, Georgia. 7:40 p.m. Witness: USAF Lt. James Allen.
One orange, blimp-shaped object, 80' long and 20' high, flew at treetop level, crossed
over Allen's car (at which time his radio stopped playing), then climbed out at
45' and tremendous speed at the end of a 1 minute sighting.

Nov. 3, 1952; Laredo AFB, Texas. 66:29 p.m. Witnesses: two control tower operators,
including Lemaster. One long, elliptical, white-grey light flew very fast, paused,
and then increased speed during a 3-4 second observation.

Nov. 4, 1952; Vineland, New Jersey. 5:40 p.m. Witness: housewife Mrs. Sprague.
Two groups of 2-3 whirling discs of light flew toward the southeast over a period
of 30 seconds.

Nov. 13, 1952; Glasgow, Montana. 2:43 a.m. Witness: U.S. Weather Bureau observer
Earl Oksendahl. Five oval-shaped objects, with lights all around them, flew in a
V-formation for about 20 seconds. Each object seemed to be changing position vertically
by climbing or diving as if to hold formation. Formation came from the northwest,
made a 90* overhead, and flew away to the southwest.

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Jan. 1, 1953; Craig, Montana. 8:45 p.m. Witnesses: Warner Anderson and two women.
A silver, saucer-shaped object with a red glowing bottom, flew low over a river
and then climbed fast in a horizontal attitude. Ten second sighting.

Jan. 8, 1953; Larson AFB, Washington. 7:15 a.m. Witnesses: men from the 82nd
Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, including the squadron commander; all were on the
ground. One green, disc- shaped or round object flew southwest for 15 minutes, with
a vertically bobbing motion and sideways movements, below clouds.

Jan. 10, 1953; Sonoma, California. 3:45 p.m. or 4 p.m. Witnesses: retired Col.
Robert McNab, and Mr. Hunter of the Federal Security Agency. One flat object, like
a pinhead, made three 360* right turns in 9 seconds, made abrupt 90* turns to the
right and left, stopped, accelerated to original speed and finally flew out of sight
vertically after 60-75 seconds.

Jan. 28, 1953; Albany, Georgia. No time given. Witnesses: radar maintenance personnel.
Radar tracked one stationary target for 20 minutes. A visual sighting about the
same time was explained. No further information in the files.

Feb. 4, 1953; Yuma, Arizona. 1:50 p.m. Witness: U.S. Weather Bureau observer
Stanley Brown, using a theodolite. One white, oblong object was tracked flying straight
up, leveling off and being joined by a second, similar, object. The second twice
flew away and returned to the first. After 5 minutes, both were lost to sight behind
clouds.

Feb. 17, 1953; Port Austin. Michigan. 10:04 p.m. Witnesses: two officers and
three airmen of USAF AC&W squadron, visually and by radar. Visual object appeared
to larger and brighter than a star and changed color; it was seen to move slowly
for 5 minutes until 10:09 p.m. Radar picked up a target at 10:08 p.m. moving in
a similar direction for 17 minutes, at similar speed.

Feb. 27, 1953; Shreveport, Louisiana. 11:58 a.m. Witness: USAF airman/private
pilot. Five yellow discs made circular turns, fluttered, three of them vanished,
the other two flew erratic square turns for a total of 4 minutes.

March 11, 1953; Hackettstown, New Jersey. 4 a.m. Witness: Mrs. Nina Cook, an
experienced private pilot and wife of a Pan Am flight engineer. A large light, blinking
at 10-15 times per minute, moved up and down along a mountain range.

March 14, 1953; north of Hiroshima, Japan. 11:45 p.m. Witnesses: radar and visual
observation by 10 crew members of U.S. Navy P2V-5 patrol plane. Groups of 5-10 colored
lights, totaling 90-100, slowly moved aft off the left side of the airplane, as
detected visually and by airborne radar for 5 minutes.

March 21, 1953; Elmira, New York. 3:05 p.m. Witness: Ground Observer Corps observation
post. Six discs in a group flew high and fast for a few seconds.

March 25, 1953; San Antonio, Texas. 3:05 p.m. Witnesses: USAF Capt. and Mrs.
D.E. Cox. Several lights, some of which moved straight, others which made 360^ turns
for 1.5 hours.

June 24, 1953; Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands. 11:30 p.m. Witnesses: crew of USAF KB-29
aerial tanker plane. Radar tracked an unidentified target which twice approached
to within .5 miles of the airplane, and once to within 6 miles, during a 2 minute
observation.

Aug. 3, 1953; Amarillo, Texas. 12:04 p.m. Witness: Airport control tower chief
C.S. Brown. One round and reflective or translucent object flew straight, stopped
for 7 seconds, sped along, stopped again, was joined by a similar object and they
flew off in different directions, after a total of 56 minutes.

Aug. 20, 1953; near Castle AFB, California. 9:05 p.m. Witnesses: crew of TB-29
bomber/trainer plane. One grayish oval object made four passes at the airplane (three
times at 10-20 miles distance), then dived vertically as if two objects.

Aug. 27, 1953; Greenville, Mississippi. 9:45 p.m. Witnesses: USAF pilot, M/Sgt.,
others, all on the ground. One meandering light was observed for 50 minutes. No
further details in file.

Jan. 28, 1954; Rangeley, Maine. 110-10:15 a.m. Witness: Wilhelm Reich. Two bright
lights moved into valley, and were seen against the mountain background, for 15
minutes.

Feb. 26, 1954; Newburyport, Massachusetts. 2:30 p.m. Witnesses: architect R.M.
Pierce, marine engineer George Avery and one other person. One silver disc, with
a white trail, made a loud roar for 30-60 seconds.

March 2, 1954; vicinity of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 10 p.m. Witness: research
engineer R.C. Swengel. Three objects, each with two lights, flew straight and level
at medium speed for an unknown length of time.

March 5, 1954; Nouasseur, French Morocco. 8 p.m. Witnesses: crews of USAF KC-97
aerial tanker planes. One object or light made passes at KC-97s, the other flew
straight and level. Sighting duration unknown.

March 12, 1954; Nouasseur, French Morocco. 9:35 a.m. Witness: USAF lst Lt. Robert
Johnson, flying an F-86 jet fighter. He chased an object at more than 530 m.p.h.
for 30 seconds, but was unable to catch it. It appeared to be the size of a fighter
plane but had neither tanks nor trails.

April 8, 1954; Chicago, Illinois. 4:30 p.m. Witness: Lelah Stoker. One white
round-topped disc, with a humanoid suspended beneath it, skimmed over the water,
landed, and an occupant in a green suit walked around. It then took off very, very
fast. Sighting lasted 30 minutes.

April 23, 1954; Pittsfield, Maine. 9:30 a.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. F.E. Robinson.
One silver dollar-shaped object with a dome and a flashing light made a sound like
a swarm of bees. It hovered and tilted, flew horizontally, then rose vertically
without tilting. Stones underneath it moved. Four minute sighting.

April 24, 1954; Hartland, Maine. 6:10 p.m. Witness: D. Robinson. One large, silver,
oblong object with a dome and a flashing light flew straight and level and then
straight up. Total of 15 minutes under observation.

April 26, 1954; Athens, Georgia. 7:35 p.m. Witnesses: C. Cartey, Mr. and Mrs.
H. Hopkins and their daughter. Fifteen to twenty yellow objects in a V-formation,
flew from south to north for 10 seconds.

May 10, 1954; Elsinore, California. 12:40 p.m. Witness: U.S. Marine Corps Squadron
Leader D.R. Higgin, flying an F3D-2 jet fighter. One dark gunmetal delta-shaped
object, 22' long and 10' wide, with a fin on the top, descended at a 25-30' angle
under the lead airplane of a formation, and over the airplane of Higgin. Sighting
lasted a few seconds.

May 11, 1954; Washington, D.C. 10:45 p.m. Witnesses: three USAF.air policemen
at Washington National Airport. Two bright lights were seen on three occasions to
fly straight and level, make 90* turns and fade. Each sighting lasted about 45 seconds.

June 10, 1954; Estacado, Texas. 9:09 p.m. Witness: USAF pilot Capt. Bill McDonald,
in flight. One white light descended at 45^ from great altitude, passed under his
aircraft, made two 360' turns and went out after 30 seconds.

June 25, 1954; Indian Lake, Ohio. 5:05 p.m. Witnesses: experienced private pilot
John Mark, flying Navion light plane; radar at Dayton, Ohio airport, tracked very
fast target at same location. One silver or aluminum round object with a flat bottom,
raised front edge, inverted cone on top, and a diameter of about 60'. Flew horizontally,
hovered, made a high-G pull up and then a steep climb into an overcast. Sighting
lasted 3-5 minutes.

July 25, 1954; Middle Sister Island, on U.S.-Canadian border in western Lake
Erie. 7:12 p.m. Witness: attorney L.B. Tussing. One black cylinder, 12 times long
as wide, moved fast along the surface of the lake.

Aug' 6, 1954; San Antonio, Texas. 6 p.m. Witness: mechanical engineer L.H. Hormer.
One intensely white elliptical light changed to yellow, then orange, then pink,
four or five times while flying straight and level for 5 minutes.

Aug. 11, 1954; Yoron Jima, near Okinawa. 8:55 p.m. Witness: P.L. Percharde, electrical
engineer and assistant manager of Moeller Shipwrecker Co., of Okinawa. A line of
blue lights, underneath. a blue circle with a black center. Flew over ship and climbed,
illuminating and agitating the clouds.

Sept. 5, 1954; Butler, Missouri. 12:23 a.m. Witness: J. Faltemeier, CAA communications
specialist. One silver or white object with a slightly swept-back leading edge and
a following exhaust, flew straight and level, then veered southwest to south after
30 seconds.

Sept. 21, 1954; Barstow, California. 1 a.m. Witnesses: two local policemen, four
U.S. Marine Corps police, one highway patrolman. One red-orange ball giving off
sparks, and a smaller light, made a zigzag descent and then hovered. Total of 20
minutes.

Sept. 21, 1954; Santa Maria, Azores Islands. 9:45 p.m. Witness: airport guard.
One 10'x5' light metallic blue, pecan-shaped object with a clear glass or plastic
nose having a door, and with poles or aerials on the nose. Humming or whining, it
hovered, landed vertically, 50' away. A blond man, 5' 10" tall appeared, spoke in
a strange language, patted the guard on the shoulder, got in the object, hooked
up his harness, pushed a button, took off with the object's nose pointed up, then
leveled off and climbed vertically. Sighting lasted 2-3 minutes.

Jan, 1, 1955; Cochise, New Mexico. 6:44 a.m. Witnesses: instructor and student
pilot in USAF B-25 bomber/trainer. A metallic disc, shaped like two pie pans face-to-face,
and 120- 130' in diameter, paced the B-25, showing both its edge and its face, for
5-7 minutes. Only item in case file was summary form.

Jan. 26, 1955; Lakeland, Florida. 6:15 p.m. Witness: J.M. Holland. A black smoke
trail made a circle. There was an explosion and some objects fell. No further information
in file.

Feb.l, 1955; 20 miles east of Cochise, New Mexico. 7:55 p.m. Witnesses: Instructor
Capt. D.F. Ritzdorf, aviation cadet F.W. Miller in TB-25 bomber/trainer. One red
and white ball hovered off the left wing of the TB-25 for 5 minutes, then made a
very fast climb. Total time of sighting was 8 minutes.

Feb. 10, 1955; Bethesda, Maryland. 10:03 p.m. Witness: E.J. Stein, model maker
at U.S. Navy ship design facility. One object, shaped like a small portion of the
bottom of the Moon, with a radiant yellow color, hovered for 30 seconds. Its bottom
changed to a funnel shape. Total sighting lasted 1.5-2 minutes.

May 4, 1955; Keflavik, Iceland. 12:38 p.m. Witnesses: Lt. Col. E.J. Stealy, lst
Lt. J.W. Burt. About 10 round, white objects, one of which left a brief smoke trail,
flew in an irregular formation, some of them making erratic movements during the
5-8 second sighting.

May 23, 1955; Cheyenne, Wyoming. Midnight. Witnesses: USAF Airman/Basic I.J.
Shapiro and E.C. Ingber. During a 5 minute period, two slender, vertical rectangles
were seen low on the horizon, and two ovals with tops (dark, with dark blue illumination)
flew higher.

July 29, 1955; Columbus, Nebraska. 10:45 p.m. Witness: Morrice Raymond. Four
orange flashing lights and one whIte flashing light moved up and down like yo-yos
for 5-6 minutes.

April 4, 1956; McKinney, Texas. 3:15 p.m. Witnesses: Capt. Roy Hall, U.S. Army,
ret.; Charles Anderson and others; some observed through a 6" telescope, others
through a 55-200x telescope. One fat, oblong object with two lines around its middle,
remained stationary for 6 hours.

Aug. 27, 1956; Juniata, Pennsylvania. 9:55 p.m. Witness: Mrs. R.S. Pope. One
bright disc with a clear dome flew vertically, then north. A very cold breeze seemed
to have been originated by the object during the 3 minute sighting.

July 27 or 29, 1957; Longmont, Colorado. Early morning. Witness: J.L. Siverly.
One thick disc, ice blue, with a top like honeycomb (interconnected hexagons), hovered
and rocked below the hill tops for 10 minutes. Middle band was scalloped, bottom
had four kidney-shaped forms.

Sept. 20, 1957; Kadena AFB, Okinawa. 8 p.m. Witnesses: S/Sgt. H.T. O'Connor,
S/Sgt. H.D. Bridgeman. One object, shaped like a coke bottle without the neck, translucent
and fluorescent. Made four 5-10 second passes from north to south, with 4-5 minutes
between passes.

Dec. 17, 1957; near Grand Junction, Colorado. 7:20 p.m. Witness: F.G. Hickman,
17. One round object changed from yellow to white to green to red; red tail was
twice as long as the body. It stopped, started, backed up for 45 minutes.

March 14, 1958; Healdsburg, California. 8:45 a.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. W.F.
Cummings and one other. A 3' round, black object touched the ground and then took
off. Watched for 2 minutes.

Nov. 3, 1958; Minot, North Dakota. 2:01 p.m. Witness: M/Sgt. William R. Butler,
medic. One bright green object, shaped like a 10 cent piece, and one smaller, silver
round object. First object exploded, then second object moved toward the location
of the first at high speed. Sighting lasted 1 minute.

March 4, 1960; Dubuque, Iowa. 5:5 Morris. Three elliptical-shaped objects made
a slight climb for 4 minutes. Film exposed during sighting showed no images of the
objects.

March 23, 1960; Indianapolis, Indiana. 3:35 a.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. E.I.
Larsen. A series of balls, arranged like an "X" with one diagonal line, seen for
3/4 of a minute. Note: little data on the case in the files.

Aug. 12, 1961; Kansas City, Kansas. 9 p.m. Witnesses: college seniors J.B. Furkenhoff
and Tom Phipps. One very large oval object with a fin extending from one edge to
the center; like a sled with lighted car running boards. Hovered at 50' altitude
for 3-5 minutes, then flew straight up and east.

March 26, 1962; Naperville, Illinois. 11:40 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs. D. Wheeler,
Claudine Milligan. Six or eight red balls, arranged in a rectangular formation,
became two objects with lights by the end of the 15 minute sighting.

March 26, 1962; Westfield, Massachusette. 10:45 p.m. Witnesses: many unidentified
young people. One large red ball flew or fell down, then went back up during 3-10
minute sighting. Note: May 26?

April 4, 1962; Wurtland, Kentucky. 0150Z. Witnesses: G.R. Wells and J. Lewis,
using 117x telescope. One small object changing brightness, gave off smoke but remained
stationary like a comet for 6 minutes. Case missing from official files.

Sept. 21, 1962; WSW of Biloxi, Mississippi, in the Gulf of Mexico. 7:37 p.m.
Witness: fishing boat captain S.A. Guthrie. Two objects, red and black with orange
streaks, one as big as the Moon, and the other smaller. Arced across the sky for
13 minutes.

Oct. 23, 1962; Farmington, Utah. 3 p.m. Witness: R.O. Christensen. One grey and
silver ball, trailing what looked like twine with two knots in it, swerved, and
climbed away at a 45' angle, making a sound like a flock of ducks (rushing air).
Twenty seconds.

Aug. 13, 1963; St. Gallen, Switzerland. 8:04 p.m. Witness: A.F. Schelling. One
fireball became a dark object after 4 minutes, and then a bigger glow, a minute
later, and finally exploded. Note: same witness had another, undescribed, sighting
on Aug. 14

Sept. 14, 1963; Susanville, California. 3:15 p.m. Witness: E.A. Grant, veteran
of 37 years training forest fire lookouts for the U.S. Forest Service. One round
object intercepted a long object and either attached itself to the latter or disappeared.
Sighting lasted l0 minutes.

Sept. 15, 1963; Vandalia, Ohio. 66 p.m. Witness: Mrs. F.E. Roush. Two very bright
gold objects--one shaped like a banana and the other like an ear of corn--one remained
stationary, the other moved from west to north during 10 minutes,

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Oct. 23, 1963; Meridian, Idaho. 8:35 p.m. Witnesses: several unnamed students,
including Gordon. One object shaped like a circle from below and like a football
from the side, hovered low over the observers, making a deep, pulsating, loud, extremely
irritating sound, for 6 minutes.

Oct. 24, 1963; Cupar Fife, Scotland. No time given. Witnesses: A. McLean (12)
and G. McLean (8). One light moved for an unspecified length of time. No further
details in files. Note: Project Blue Book chief Maj. H. Quintanilla told the youngsters,
in a letter, that this was "one of the most complete" of the unexplained cases for
the year.

Dec. 16, 1963; 800 miles north of Midway Island (40* N., 175* 54' W.). 5:05 p.m.
Witness: unspecified persons aboard a military aircraft. One white light blinked
2-3 times per second as it moved very fast across the sky for 15 seconds.

April 3, 1964; Monticello, Wisconsin. 9 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. R. Wold
(he was a graduate student in anthropology). Four huge red lights in a rectangular
formation, with a white light above, were near the ground, tilted and flew away
after 3-4 minutes.

April 11, 1964; Homer, New York. 6:30 p.m. Witnesses: physiotherapist W.B. Ochsner
and wife. Two cloud-like objects darkened; one shot away and returned during the
30-45 minute sighting.

April 24, 1964; Socorro, New Mexico. 5:45 p.m. Witness: Socorro policeman Lonnie
Zamora. Watched object with flame underneath descend toward the desert. Two small
humanoids observed near vertical oval on ground. Later watched object take off with
a roar, go silent and fly away. Burning and charred brush found at landing sight.

May 9, 1964; Chicago, Illinois. 10:20 p.m. Witness: J.R. Betz, U.S. District
Court reporter. Three light green crescent-shaped objects, about half the apparent
size of the Moon, flew very fast in tight formation from east to west, oscillating
in size and color for 3 seconds.

May 18, 1964; Mt. Vernon, Virginia. 5:15 p.m. Witness: civil engineer F. Meyers.
One small, glowing white oval split twice after moving from the right of the Moon
around to the left. Sighting lasted 17 minutes.

May 26, 1964; Pleasantview, Pennsylvania. 11 p.m. Witness: Rev. H.C. Shaw. One
yellow-orange light, shaped like the bottom of a ball, was spotted in a field and
chased down the road for 2 miles.

June 13, 1964; Toledo, Ohio. 9:15 p.m. Witness: B.L. English, announcer for radio
station WTOD. Three glowing white spheres, glowing red on their sides, moved slow,
hovered and then moved in circles very fast, all the while making a low, rumbling
sound.

July 16, 1964; 15 miles south of Houghton Lake, Michigan. 11:15 p.m. Witness:
Northern Air Service pilot K. Jannereth. Four white lights in a stepped-up echelon
formation, were joined by two more. They closed in on the airplane, then rapidly
slowed and flew along with it for a total of 5 minutes.

Aug. 15, 1964; New York, New York. 1:20 a.m. Witness: S.F. D'Alessandro. One
10'x5' bullet-shaped object with wavy lines on the rounded front part and six pipes
along the straight rear portion, made a "whishhh" sound. Witness' dog growled during
. sighting.

Aug. 15, 1964; Yosemite National Park, California. 8:15 a.m. Witnesses: E.J.
Haug, of the San Francisco Orchestra and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music;
and C.R. Bubb, a high school mathematics teacher. Three bright silver, round objects,
in a stack formation, flew very fast, changing positions within the formation. The
sound of rushing air was heard during the 3-4 second sighting.

Aug. 18, 1964; Atlantic Ocean, 200 miles east of Dover, Delaware. 12:35 a.m.
Witnesses: Maj. D.W. Thompson and First Pilot 1st Lt. J.F. Jonke, on a USAF C-124
transport plane. One round, blurred, reddish-white object was on a collision course
with the C-124 from ahead and below. The airplane evaded the object. Sighting lasted
2 minutes.

Jan, 23, 1965; Williamsburg, Virginia. 8:40 a.m. Witness: Mr. T.F. Mains. One
mushroom or light bulb-shaped object, 75-80' high, 25' diameter on top and l0' bottom
diameter; metallic grey with a red-orange glow on the near side and a blue glow
on the far side. The object made a sound like a vacuum cleaner. The witness' car
electrical system was affected as the object moved away at an altitude of 4'. The
sighting lasted 25 seconds.

March 4, 1965; Corvallis, Oregon. 9:23 p.m. Witness: W.V. Harrison. Three lights
rose from the ground, several seconds apart. The next day, an oily spot was found
at the site.

April 4, 1965; Keesler AFB, Mississippi. 4:05 a.m. Witnesses: USAF A/2c Corum,
a weather observer; confirmation by college student R. Pittman not clear from available
data. One 40' black, oval object with four lights along the bottom, flew in and
out of the clouds for 15 seconds.

May 7, 1965; Oxford, Michigan. 7:30 p.m. Witness: M.E. Marshall. One light, like
a satellite, split into two parts, one of which was copperish color, then two more
joined up. One object may have been tumbling. Sighting lasted 1 minute.

July 6, 1965; Kiel, Wisconsin. 9:30 p.m. Witness: Mrs. E.R. Hayner. One flashing
light, like a satellite, was seen for less than 1 minute. No further data was in
the files.

Aug. 4, 1965; Tinley Park, Illinois. 11:35 p.m. Witnesses: two unnamed 14 year
olds. One light moved around the sky for 16-17 seconds. No further data in files.

Aug. 19, 1965; Cherry Creek New York. 8:20 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs. William Butcher,
son Harold, 17, and children. A large elliptical object, with a reddish vapor underneath,
came close to the ground, then shot straight up into the clouds a few seconds later.
Radio drowned out by static, a tractor engine stopped. When the object was on the
ground, a steady beeping sound could be heard. Afterwards, a strange odor was noticed,
and the next day, a purplish liquid, 2"x2" marks and patches of singed grass were
found at the site. A bull bellowed and tried to break its bonds.

Sept. 3, 1965; Exeter, New Hampshire. 2 a.m. Witnesses: Exeter Patrolmen Eugene
Bertrand, Jr. and David Hunt, and Norman Muscarello. One large, dark, elliptical
object with a row of red lights around it, moved slowly and erratically around houses
and trees, while lights blinked in sequence. Farm animals were very noisy. Sighting
lasted about 1 hour.

Sept. 3, 1965; Damon, Texas. 11 p.m. Witnesses: Brazoria County Chief Sheriff's
Deputy Billy McCoy and Deputy Robert Goode. One triangular object, 150-200' long,
40-50' thick at middle and dark grey, with a long, bright, pulsing, purple light
on the right side and a long blue light on the left side. Came from distance to
150' off highway and 100' in the air. Purple light illuminated ground beneath object
and interior of police car. Driver felt heat on his left arm. Initial sighting lasted
5-10 minutes. Second sighting occurred later that night.

Feb. 2, 1966; Salisbury, North Carolina. 11:15 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. L.J.
Wise. One silver, diamond-shaped object with several balls constantly in very fast
motion around it, and much light. Object hovered over the trees for 3-4 minutes,
while a dog barked, and then zipped out of sight. Sighting lasted 1 hour.

March 20, 1966; Miami, Florida.. 12:15 a.m. Witness: USAF Res. Maj. K.C. Smith,
employee of NASA at Cape Kennedy. One pulsating light which varied from white to
intense blue made a jerky ascent and then rapidly accelerated away to the north
after 5 minutes.

March 22, 1966; Houston, Texas. 1:30 a.m. Witness: S.J. Musachia. White flashing
lights, and the air full of smoke. Lit up witness' apartment. Sound of "yen " heard
up close during 4 minute sighting.

March 23, 1966; Temple, Oklahoma. 5:05 a.m. Witness: W.E. Laxson. One large object,
like a wingless C-124 transport plane; 75' long, 8' high and 12' wide; with a bubble
canopy on top. Sat on highway, a man dressed in military work clothes entered, and
it rose after about 40 seconds.

April 30, 1966; Sacramento, California. 3:15 a.m. Witness: Anita Miller. One
light moved around the sky for 2.5 hours. No further detail in files.

May 7, 1966; Goodfellow AFB, Texas. 9:55 p.m. Witness: A/3c W.L. Whitehead. One
short, cylindrical object with pointed ends and a yellow light at one end and blue
light at the other, flew straight and level for 35 seconds.

June 6, 1966; Spooner, Wisconsin. 9:30 p.m. Witness: Dorothy Gray. Two domed
discs with sparkling upper surfaces and square windows in their tops, revolved above
a lake, apparently causing strange behavior of the lake water during the 25 second
sighting.

June 18, 1966; Burnsville, North Carolina. 12:30 a.m. Witnesses: members of a
Boy Scout group, including Sterrett. One bell-shaped object with three flashing
red lights hovered for 5 hours and was then joined by six others.

June 27, 1966; 400 miles east of Wake Island (19* N., 172* E.). 4 a.m. Witness:
Radio Officer Steffen Soresen, of the S/ Mt. Vernon Victory. One "cloud" expanded
with a light inside, and then accelerated away after several minutes.

July l1, 1966; Union, Pennsylvania. 7:45 p.m. Witnesses: Carl Wood and Charles
Hawthorne. One large (100' wide, 20' high) bright red object with small windows
and yellow lights. The object emitted a humming noise, seemingly from the outside,
and a grinding noise which seemed to come from inside. Observed for 1 hour.

July 25, 1966; Vanceboro, North Carolina. 1 a.m. Witness: college student James
Clark. One object which changed color from orange to red to blue to green and back
to orange. Followed witness' car at high speed, then stopped and hovered over the
car. Rose and flew up and out of sight in less than 5 seconds. Entire sighting involved
about 1 hour.

July 31, 1966; Presque Isle State Park, Pennsylvania. 7:25 p.m. Witnesses: Douglas
Tibbetts, 16; Betty Klem, 16; Anita Haifley, 22; and Gerald Labelle, 29. Square
or hexagonal object with edges lit or reflecting light, came tumbling down from
right to left. Stopped 5-10' above the beach and settled heavily down; circle of
spotlights at top were visible when it was on the ground. Sighting lasted 5 minutes.
.

Aug. 19, 1966; Donnybrook, North Dakota. 4:50 p.m. Witness: U.S. Border Patrolman
Don Flickenger. Round disc with domed top, 30' in diameter and 15' high, colored
white, silvery or aluminum. Moved across a valley from the southeast, hovered over
a reservoir, appeared to land in a small field, then rose up into clouds very rapidly.
Sighting lasted 5 minutes.

Aug. 26, 1966; Gaylesville, Alabama. 8:50 p.m. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. Funk and
their three children. A cluster of four small, glowing, orange-yellow lights in
a triangular formation, moved from east to west for 4.5 minutes.

Sept. 1, 1966; Willsboro, New York. 2:45 p.m. Witness: T.H. Ridman. One oval
object with lights that flashed red and white and occasionally blue, traveled west,
then disappeared downward. It returned, several minutes later, at which time a loud
noise was heard. The entire sighting lasted 30 minutes.

Sept. 6, 1966; Suffolk County AFB, New York. 6:50 p.m. Witnesses: Stahl and Ladesic.
One white cylinder of light came from the east at high speed, stopped and hovered
for 3 minutes, and then turned and slowly disappeared. Sighting lasted 8 minutes.

Sept. 9, 1966; Franklin Springs, New York. 9 p.m. Witness: Jacobson. One solid
object, larger than an army tank, with lights all around it, made a low humming
sound and disappeared into woods at the end of the 30 minute sighting.

Sept. 13, 1966; Gwinner, North Dakota. 7:30 a.m. Witness: Rotenberger. One silvery-grey
ellipse with a clear bubble protruding from its top, hovered about a mile away,
then landed within 300 yards and took off very fast. It made a low-pitched whine
during the 5 minute sighting.

Sept. 28, 1966; Wilmington, Ohio. 3:38 p.m. Witness: Clarke. Three round, oval-shaped,
aluminum-colored objects with rotating rings around them. Two remained stationary,
while the third varied its altitude during the 90 second sighting.

Oct. 5, 1966; Osceola, Wisconsin. Witnesses: several members of one family. One
small, bright orange, moon-shaped object remained stationary in the northeast for
about 20 minutes, then suddenly took off very fast to the WNW.

Oct. 23, 1966; Southhampton, Long Island, New York. 6 p.m. Witness: Mr Acquino.
One object with arms in front of it which sparkled like an arc-light. Traveled south
along some power lines, then turned southwest. Made a slight humming sound during
the 4 minute sighting.

Nov. 8, 1966; Saginaw, Michigan. At night. Witness: college graduate Annis. A
group of lights that flashed and changed color hung stationary, almost touching
the road, and would abruptly vanish during the 5 minute sighting.

Dec. 25, 1966; Monroe, Oregon. 33 a.m. Witnesses: civilians and military persons.
Three round objects, as large as cars, gave off vapor, then became three bright
reddish-orange lights. Blast at beginning of 90 minute sighting pushed one witness
against a car.

Feb. 6, 1967; Odessa, Delaware. 8:45 p.m. Witnesses: Donald and Marie Guseman.
One large, Saturn-shaped object--5O' in diameter and 20' high--with two bright lights,
a green light on one side and a red light on the other. Hovered motionless over
the trees, then slowly moved north and suddenly disappeared after 2 minutes.

March 6, 1967; Benton Harbor, Michigan. 12:01 a.m. Witnesses: Jerome Wolanin,
assistant news director of radio station and former policeman, and wife. One round
saucer or oval-shaped object with red, green and yellow lights around bottom rim
which pulsated red. Flew level, east to west, and was joined by second object from
west. First object opened top, second came over and hovered for 30 seconds and disappeared.
Sighting lasted more than 40 minutes. Objects made hissing sound.

March 6, 1967; Galesburg-Moline, Illinois. 4:25 a.m. Witness: Deputy Sheriff
Frank Courson. One object shaped like a rubber cup which is placed under furniture
leg, with a dome set in the cup. Bottom of object spun rapidly, rim pulsated red.
Approached witness and passed overhead at low altitude, making a hissing sound.

March 9, 1967; Galesburg, Illinois. 7:10 p.m. Witnesses: two housewives. One
object shaped like a pancake with a rounded top; object was pulsating red, with
red lights around its rim. Approached witnesses and seemed to explode with a brilliant
white light that lasted 10 seconds and almost blinded them. Then it accelerated
to the north and disappeared.

March 9, 1967; Onawa, Iowa. 9:05 p.m. Witness: Jack Lindley. One bright white,
saucer-shaped object, as big as a jet airliner, flew straight and fast to the east
for 2 minutes.

March 24, 1967; Belt, Montana. 99 p.m. Witness: truck driver Ken Williams. One
dome-shaped object, emitting a bright light, landed in a ravine. As the witness
approached, it took off and settled back, hidden from the highway. Sighting lasted
several minutes.

March 26, 1967; New Winchester, Ohio. 4 p.m. Witnesses: man, woman, three boys.
One oval object, which looked like copper or brass with the sun shining on it, flew
from southeast to northwest with tumbling motion for 30 minutes.

May 17, 1967; Rural Hall, North Carolina. 8:30 p.m. Witness: Red Ledford. One
round, orange-colored object, similar in size to a small aircraft, zigzagged back
and forth over a jet that was heading northeast for 5 minutes.

June 24, 1967; Austin, Texas. 3:12 a.m. Witness: artist Ray Stanford. One solid,
blue-white, elliptical object flew from northwest to northeast and stopped, seemingly
in response to flashlight signal, for 1.5 minutes. The object then proceeded along
its original path at high speed and disappeared behind clouds. Sighting lasted 9
minutes.

June 29' 1967; Scotch Plains, New Jersey. 1:30 a.m. Witness: truck driver Damon
Brown. One oyster-shaped object--2OO' wide, and 25-30' thick--with a huge red light
at each end and one on the bottom, and a row of blue lights along the bottom. Circled
m n aircraft, hovering then moving rapidly, and then followed the witness' car for
about 500', veered south and departed at great speed after 8-10 minutes.

July 10, 1967; Lizelia, Mississippi. 5:50 p.m. Witness: golf pro Harold Washington
(Capt, USMC, ret.). One object with a dome, the top colored gunmetal blue, the bottom
the color of old lead. Moved east, crossed the highway tilted upward, moved to the
right, accelerated and disappeared into the clouds after 3-5 seconds. Object made
a swishing sound.

Feb. 9, 1968; Groveton, Missouri. 4:20 a.m. Witness: Mr. R.W. Bland. One object,
100' in diameter, with concave sides having "portholes" in the center of each gave
off yellow-green light. Hovered 25' above ground, then moved rapidly toward the
southwest. Gave off pulsating sound, like a length of wire whirled at high speed
above the head. Sighting lasted 1-5 minutes.

Sept. 15, 1968; near Ocala, Florida. 9:30 p.m. Witness: missionary pilot Jay
Cole, flying a Beech C-45 twin-engined utility plane. One light performed aerobatics
for 15 minutes and then vanished. A second light appeared, heading toward them on
a collision course, made a 90* turn and disappeared. Later, ground radar told them
a target was following them. Sightings lasted 15 minutes.